Though there is growing interest in using research evidence when making decisions about the organization, financing, and delivery of health care, this information is routinely underused.  There is a wealth of accessible research and other information relevant to many managerial decisions, and the research community is eager to translate research into practice.  Applying evidence to decisions does take time, but not as much as widely believed, and the skills required are easy to develop.  Dr. Rundall explains evidence-based management, how to use it, and what can be gained by incorporating research evidence in decision making.  Find out what you can do to prepare your organization to practice evidence-based management. This audio conference was originally presented on May 23, 2006.

About the Speaker
Thomas Rundall, PhD, is the Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Organized Health Systems, University of California, Berkeley.  He is also co-director, Center for Health Management Research.  Dr. Rundall has been on the faculty of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley since 1980.  He has published extensively on a wide range of topics, including managed care, hospital restructuring, integration of public health and medicine, physician-manager, relationships, chronic care management, and evidence-based management.  Dr. Rundall currently serves on the Board of Directors for the John Muir Physician Network, the physician component of an integrated delivery system located in northern California.  He is an elected Fellow of AcademyHealth, the leading association for health services researchers in the United States, and in 2005 received the Filerman Prize for Innovation in Health Administration Education.  Dr. Rundall received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Sociology from Stanford University.

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